Heather14
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

If you have not filed your return and need to correct that issue:  

 You will log in to your TurboTax Online account, and click Take me to my return. Next, you will click on My Info and locate your name. Click to edit beside your name. On the following screen near the bottom, you will find the area to click that you can be claimed as a dependent by someone else. I will attach a screenshot of that area, so you are better able to locate it.  

 

If you filed your return and it was rejected: To change the issue so that your return will be accepted, you will need to go in to correct your rejected return. Then, you will go back into your return (following the fix a rejected return instructions) and find your name in the Personal Info section. Click to edit beside your name. On the following screen near the bottom, you will find the area to click that you can be claimed as a dependent by someone else. I will attach a screenshot of that area, so you are better able to locate it.  

To correct a rejected return, please see the following TurboTax FAQ:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3302275

 

If you have already filed your return, and it was accepted: You will need to amend your return, once it has been accepted and any refund due has been paid out.  Then, you will go back into your return (following the amend instructions) and find your name in the Personal Info section. Click to edit beside your name. On the following screen near the bottom, you will find the area to click that you can be claimed as a dependent by someone else. I will attach a screenshot of that area, so you are better able to locate it.

 

 You will follow the steps listed below to indicate that you are not being claimed by someone else:

  •  Log in to your TurboTax Online account 
  •  Click Take me to my return
  •  Click on My Info and locate your name. 
  •  Click to edit beside your name. 
  •  On the following screen near the bottom, you will find the area to click to indicate that you cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else. I will attach a screenshot of that area, so you are better able to locate that area.